Investor FAQ

Q. What exchange does Citadel Capital trade on and what is its ticker symbol?
A. Citadel Capital’s common shares trade on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) under the stock symbol CCAP.CA. The Firm does not presently maintain an ADR or GDR listing.

Q. What is Citadel Capital’s shareholder structure?
A. Citadel Capital has 661,625,000 total shares, distributed as 496,218,750 common shares and a further 165,406,250 preferred shares held by Citadel Capital Partners Ltd. The Firm’s principal shareholder is Citadel Capital Partners Ltd (CCP). CCP holds 37.94% of Citadel Capital’s equity, which is subject to lock-up under CCP’s Management Agreement with Citadel Capital SAE. Citadel Capital Partners Ltd. is free to buy and sell on the open market other shares not subject to the lock-up agreement. Board members other than Citadel Capital Partners hold 18.9% of the Firm, investors owning more than 1% each hold a combined total of 15%, while other shareholders account for 28.4%.

Q. When did Citadel Capital begin trading?
A. Citadel Capital began trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) on 6 December 2009.

Q. When does Citadel Capital’s fiscal year end and when does the Firm report its financial results?
A. Citadel Capital’s fiscal year ends December 31. The Firm reports its financial results on a quarterly basis. Under Egyptian law, the Firm is required to report its 1Q, 2Q and 3Q numbers within 45 days of the end of the quarter and its 4Q (full-year) results within 90 days of the close of the financial year.

Q. On which accounting standards are the financial statements of Citadel Capital based?
A. Citadel Capital’s financial statements are prepared according to Egyptian Accounting Standards, which are not significantly different from International Financial Reporting Standards.

Q. How can I obtain information about Citadel Capital’s latest financial results?
A. You may download the latest annual report by clicking here and financial statements here. These are available from the Investor Relations section of Citadel Capital’s website.

Q. Where can I learn more about the performance of Citadel Capital’s holdings?
A. Citadel Capital’s quarterly earnings releases provide investors with performance updates on its platform investments, and the Firm issues news releases (available here) on a regular basis. Citadel Capital publishes guidance on our estimate of the net asset value of our portfolio on a semi-annual basis within weeks of publishing its half-year and year-end statements.

Q. Does Citadel Capital have shareholder and general assembly meetings?
A. Yes, Citadel Capital holds annual shareholder meetings as mandated by law to discuss its performance and financial results as well as other issues that require general assembly discussion or approval.

Q. How can I register to receive electronic shareholder communications?
A. To sign up to automatically receive our News Releases and Earnings Releases in electronic format, please contact our Investor Relations department here.

Q. What is Citadel Capital’s distribution policy?
A. Citadel Capital’s policy is to make distributions after significant profitable exits from investments. These are not necessarily timed to a specific annual event.

Q. Who is Citadel Capital’s independent auditor?
A. Citadel Capital’s independent registered public accounting firm is KPMG Hazem Hassan.

Q. How do I contact Investor Relations?
A. To contact Investor Relations, please click here.

Q. When was Citadel Capital founded?
A. Citadel Capital was founded in 2004. To learn more about the firm, please click here.

Q. How can I buy additional shares of Citadel Capital?
A. You can buy common shares of Citadel Capital at any time through a brokerage firm registered to trade on the Egyptian Exchange.

Q. Why does Citadel Capital have preferred shares?
A. Twenty-five percent of the Firm’s shares are preferred with triple voting rights. This is a mechanism that allows Citadel Capital’s management to remain in control of the Firm, a factor which inspires the confidence of our investors.

Q. Does Citadel Capital’s Board of Directors consist mainly of its Executives?
A. Citadel Capital’s Board consists of 13 members, six of whom are executive members and the rest of whom are external, non-executive members. The Firm maintains this structure to comply with best practices in corporate governance. The Board of Directors has also formed an Audit Committee and a Benefits and Compensation Committee, each of which is composed primarily of non-executive members to ensure checks and balances and to align the interests of management and shareholders.

Q. Does Citadel Capital guarantee any debt at the platform company or portfolio company level?
A. Citadel Capital does not guarantee any debt at the platform or portfolio levels. Each platform or portfolio company stands on its own feet.

Q. Does Citadel Capital maintain control over its 19 Platform Companies? If so, how can Citadel Capital be “hands-on” with all of them?
A. Citadel Capital is a control investor and maintains control of its investments by appointing the management teams at each of its platform companies. The Firm closely monitors performance on a regular basis and appoints multiple board representatives, audit committee members and compensation committee members who are not necessarily members of the executive committee of Citadel Capital.

Citadel Capital’s name and credibility have allowed it to attract the best management talent across the 15 industries in which it presently invests. The Firm’s ability to attract world-class management at the platform level has also been enhanced by ambitious platform company strategies that have attracted senior managers with multinational experience.